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Scottish Longitudinal Study

Description

The Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) is a large-scale linkage study created using data from administrative and statistical sources. These include: census data from 1991 onwards; vital events data (births, deaths, marriages); NHS Central Register data (gives information on migration into or out of Scotland); and education data (including Schools Census and SQA data).

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  • Publisher
    National Records of Scotland
  • Contact
    sls@lscs.ac.uk

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Key Details

  • Formal release or publication date
    No information available
  • Start time period of data covered by this dataset
    01/01/1991
  • End time period of data covered by this dataset
    No information available
  • Documentation
    Explore the variables available in the SLS
  • Geographic Area
    Scotland
  • Landing page
  • Language
    English
  • The dataset type
    PHYSICAL
  • Update frequency
    other